The federal government has named the 11 board members set to steer its new e-health directive as it prepares to establish the Australian Digital Health Agency in place of the soon-to-be-abolished NeHTA.

Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley says she will not give into a "scare campaign" against a policy to scrap bulk billing incentives for pathologists — even if the plan is due to come into effect the day before the July 2 election.

NBN Co and Telstra’s $1.6 billion dollar Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC) deal may be important in getting Malcolm Turnbull’s multi-technology National Broadband Network (NBN) across the line but for many in the telecommunications industry it’s just further evidence of how the odds are stacked in favour of Telstra.

Nearly every general practice in the country must use the national enrolment service for at least six months before monthly capitation based formula payments are made – a threshold described as “too ambitious” by one health IT vendor.